Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer (B2B SaaS | Hybrid | UK)

Transreport Limited
Greater London, UK
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services User Authentication Code Coverage Continuous Integration Data Integrity Data Security Serialization Database Queries Mobile Application Software JSON PostgreSQL Object-Oriented Software Development
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Open Source Technology Performance Tuning Ruby on Rails Redis Ruby Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Systems Integration Extensible Markup Language (XML) System Availability Database Performance AWS Lambda Backend Vue.js Kotlin Code Testing Operational Systems React Native Front End Software Development Restful APIs Serverless Computing Docker

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer to own and evolve our operational systems, ensuring stability and production reliability in close collaboration with cross-functional teams., * Improve test coverage and architectural documentation (e.g., C4 models).

  • Stabilise key third-party integrations and reduce recurring production issues.
  • Strengthen monitoring and observability practices.
  • Act as a trusted backend partner for Product and Platform teams.

Within 12 months, you will:

  • Confidently own and evolve multiple backend systems.
  • Improve database performance and background job efficiency.
  • Reduce operational risk across TOC integrations.
  • Strengthen CI/CD reliability and deployment confidence.
  • Contribute to longer-term backend architecture improvements and scalability planning., * Own & Evolve Backend Systems:Maintainand improve our Ruby on Rails applications supporting operational workflows.
  • Technical Quality:Write clean, well-tested code and uphold strong security and data integrity standards.
  • Integrations:Manage third-party integrations, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
  • Infrastructure Collaboration:Work with the Platform team on AWS-based deployments and CI/CD processes.
  • Performance & Reliability:Optimise background processing and database performance tomaintainsystem stability.
  • Incident Response:Support investigation and resolution of production issues.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner with Frontend and Mobile engineers to deliver robust, scalable APIs.
  • Continuous Improvement:Contribute to improving deployment practices, monitoring, and long-term maintainability.
  • Operational Accountability:Act as the technical owner of production systems that directlyimpactlive rail operations, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and Rails architecture
  • Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and complex queries.
  • Experience with background job processing usingSidekiqand Redis.
  • Solid understanding of RESTful API design, JSON serialization, and authentication (e.g., JWT, SSO).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services and containerised deployments (Docker).
  • Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems.
  • Comfortable working within and improving existing codebases.
  • Ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple initiatives.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with Git/GitHub.
  • Experience working with SOAP/XML integrations.
  • Experience migrating serverless components (e.g., AWS Lambda) into Rails applications.
  • Familiarity with Vue.js to support frontend collaboration.
  • Experience working with mobile applications (React Native / Kotlin / Swift).
  • Experience working in regulated industries or multi-client B2B systems.
  • Contributions to open-source Ruby projects or technical blogging.
  • 25 days holiday
  • Free flu jab for you and your family

We value:

  • Clarity over bureaucracy

Weoperatewith high autonomy and high accountability. People are expected to raise risks early, communicate clearly, and take responsibility for outcomes.

About the company

Transreportexists to remove structural barriers in rail travel. Our vision is that everyone has access to travel everywhere.

As a Series A technology company and recipient of a King’s Award, weoperateacross the UK, Japan and the EU, delivering award-winning accessibility and safety platforms that have supported over 10 millionassistancerequests for more than 1 million users.

As our operational demands grow, our backend systems must support increasing integrations, regulatory complexity, data volume, and reliability expectations.

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